Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261558AbUKCLr3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 06:47:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261560AbUKCLr3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 06:47:29 -0500 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:39633 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261558AbUKCLr0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 06:47:26 -0500 Message-Id: <200411030152.iA31qTSI005277@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> To: linux-os@analogic.com cc: Linus Torvalds , dean gaudet , Andreas Steinmetz , Kernel Mailing List , Richard Henderson , Andi Kleen , Andrew Morton , Jan Hubicka Subject: Re: Semaphore assembly-code bug In-Reply-To: Message from linux-os of "Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:16:37 CDT." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2; nmh 1.0.4; XEmacs 21.4 (patch 15) Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 22:52:29 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1134 Lines: 28 linux-os said: [...] > Instead, we must listen to those who profess to know > about this magic because of some innate enlightenment > imparted to those favored few who are able to perceive > the trueness of their intellectual perception without > regard for contrary physical observations. Right. Just go and tell that to somebody who actually designed one of the competing CPU's inards. And who probably learnt nothing whatsowever on the ones it was mimiking in the process. > It's wonderful to not be bothered by tests, measurements, > documentation, or other facts. How true. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/